Boltless rail-joint.



J. MARCZ.

BOLTLESS RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED MM2?, 1914.

,l07,433. Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

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"JOHN Masoni, or La BELLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IBOLTLESS RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

Application filed May 27, 1914. Serial No. 841,274.

T0 all whom t may concern j Be it known that I, JOHN MARCZI, a subject of the King of Hungary, lresiding at La Belle, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new which coupling is mounted on the rails with-V out the use of bolts or detachable fastening means, such a coupling rendering the joint practically rigid with no danger 0f any of the parts working loose.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fish plate for rail joints adapted to edectively hold the meeting ends of the rails in juxtaposition without the use of bolts or other detachable fastening means.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of the parts to be hereinafter more `fully described and then claimed.

In the accompanying drawing which shows the preferred embodiment of my invention and to which reference is had herein by like characters designating corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a portion of the meeting ends of rails with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, and Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views ofthe fish plates for holding the meeting ends of the rails in locked position.

Briefly described, the present invention embodies the idea of securing together the meeting ends of rails without the use of bolts and nuts and consists of a pair of fish plates disposed at opposite sides of the rail with one of the plates extending through the said rails and operating in connection with the other plate to be held in such position.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates a rail of the usual type embodying base flanges, a web, and a head or tread surface. The contacting ends of the rails 10 are preferably of a plane surface as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 so that the meeting ends may lie juxtaposed. At points equally s aced outwardly from the meeting ends of tie rails 10, the webs of the rails are provided with openings l1..

rIhe mechanism for holding the` rails 10 in juxtaposition consists of an angle plate vcomprising the main body part 12 lying in contact with the webs of the rails 10 and of a height to engage the overlying head and base fiange of the rail with the angular projections 13 extending through the openings 11. These angular projections 13 carry extension locking plates 14 which are hinged thereto as atl. Secured as at 17 to the youter faces of the angle extensions 13 are flat leaf springs 18 freely engaging at their outer ends the hinged locking plates 14. The locking plates 14 are provided with cut out portions 19 for the insertion of a suitable tool or the hand to cause the same to assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. In passing the angle extensions 13 and the locking plates 14 through the openings 11 in the webs of the rails 10 the said extending parts are caused to pass through openings 2O provided in the fish plate 21 disposed at the opposite side of the rail webs t0 the member 12 and lying in contact with the webs. When the locking plates 14 have been passed through the registering openings 11 vand 20 as shown in the dotted line position in F ig. 2, the spring 18 will cause the locking plate 14 to be moved to a position to engage the fish plate 21 as shown in Fig. 2 and prevent the removal thereof.

The operation of the device is believed to be clearly evident from the above description and showing, but it will be noted that.

the meeting ends of the rails 10` are effectively held in locked position by the fish plates 12 and 21, the locking plate 14 carried by the fish plate 12 caused by its spring 18 to engage the fish plate 21. l/Vhen it is desired to remove the fish plates from the rails 10 it is only necessary to place a lsuitable tool in the opening 19 in the locking plate 14 and bring the same in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, after which the fish plate 12 may be readily removed from the rails.

Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to confine myself to the exact details of construction shown, as various forms, modifications and varrangements of the parts may be had without departing opening, a plate provided withopenings registering with the openings in the rail web disposed at the opposite sides of the.

rails, the iish plate extensions extending therethrough and spring-pressed locking plates carried by said extensions and adapted in looking position to engage the outer face of the lockingplate. f

2. In a ish plate for rail joints, a body portion, rightangular extensions carriedl hy said body portion, looking plates hinged to the extensions, and leaf springs carried by the extensions and having their free ends engaging the looking plates to cause the same to move inwardly.

3. In a rail'joint, a pair of meeting rails,

`an opening provided in the web of each rail,

, plate and extending through the registering openings, a looking plate hinged to each of the angular extensions, and a spring carried by each of the angular extensions and engaging the locking plates -to cause the same to lie in Contact with the plate.

y In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses. j f JOHN MARCZI.

, Vitnesses:

FRANK TOTE, MIKE BONYER.

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